

From Brooklyn with Love
I have, since moving abroad, called many places home. Yet there is nothing more fun and fulfilling than building/finding new communities everywhere I went. In modern society, more often than not, we have all at some point struggled with feelings of loneliness, isolation, and chaos. In response, a neighborhood in the depths of Williamsburg has bloomed with third spaces for residents and visitors alike to mingle and share in creative experiences. I participated in the best way
Nov 272 min read


The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Webster Hall
Suddenly, it's September, summer ends and autumn begins here in New York City. It was difficult moving away from California, with memories and friends behind left me feeling rather empty. Slowly yet ever steadily, I started looking for pieces of myself in the nooks and crannies of life, building back afresh from echoes of the mirage of days past. This includes... getting back into film photography! Sometimes the debilitating waves of sadness prevented me from doing what I lov
Sep 143 min read


San Francisco, New York
It's been two weeks and two days since I flew away from sunny San Francisco. Over these two weeks, I've witnessed the devastation from tornadoes in Birmingham, watched the wildfires of Los Angeles burn down Palisades, and braced the bitter wind and snow in New York City. Tonight, I sat alone in a quiet restaurant just around the corner of my stay and downed a small bottle of hot sake, and reminisced about this life I've had. I remember packing up my college apartment in Balti
Jan 92 min read








